Series Business
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Cindy Holland Out: Who’s Next as Hollywood Winter Arrives
Even long-surviving C-suiters won’t escape the cuts
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Harlan Coben’s Netflix Rules: Ignore Data, Forget Prestige
The thriller king behind 13 Netflix shows, including its fifth-most-watched series, never lets numbers change a plot point
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TV in 3: Leaked Disney Memo Warns of ‘Much Smaller Organization’
Stop ‘clinging to the [old] way,’ says an ominous email. Plus: Netflix’s new YA star showrunner; Nkechi Okoro Carroll as ‘All American’ ends
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SCOOP: U.S. Film and TV Credit Likely Lands in House Thursday
I’ve learned the push for a federal production tax credit is moving rapidly toward legislation. Here’s what’s at stake
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Paramount-WBD’s Corporate Blood Sport About to Start: 5 Burning Qs
The layoffs, Bloys-Holland showdown, 50 cable networks, a streaming pileup — and showrunners already eyeing the exits
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SCOOP: Federal Incentive Bill Could Come Next Week
Sources confirm accelerated timeline after Hollywood’s Capitol Hill charm offensive
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TV in 3: Paramount’s L.A. Exit Threat — Insiders Aren’t Buying It
Plus, broadcast’s fall premiere fizzle — and Felicia Pride on using beloved IP to get a new Black YA show made
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Apple TV Wins, HBO Humbled, Netflix at No. 3: Emmys Expose Streaming’s Divide
‘Widow’s Bay’ won 14 times despite being the least-watched comedy nominee, as the trio bet on very different futures
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Mr. Darcy for Less: BritBox Bets on the Period Piece the U.S. Abandoned
Austen power: The streamer is doubling down as its new drama drives record subs — at a third the cost of ‘The Crown’
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TV in 3: Spider-Man TV Is Alive — Sony and Amazon Weigh 4 New Scripts
My scoop on post-‘Spider-Noir’ plans, the strange wait for ‘Lanterns’ season 2, and ‘P-Valley’ takes on ‘Harry Potter’
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Mike Schur & J.J. Philbin: Streaming Rules ‘Broke’ Comedy
The ‘Dig’ duo on binge-or-die math, decline of the hangout show and the mystery engine powering Amy Poehler’s latest
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TV in 3: ‘Adults’ Nearly Died. Then John Landgraf Told Them How to Save It
The show bosses unpack the FX chief’s key redirect. Plus: the Matthew Perry doc and Apple TV’s price hike
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YouTube Says Somebody Has to Lose. Britain Is Fighting Back
The platform’s Europe boss warned that every slot reserved for public broadcasters is one his algorithm loses. Behind the standoff: a former Google exec who now runs the BBC
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Inside TV’s Great Overall Deals Reboot
New details on Seth MacFarlane’s NBCU pact, a ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ showrunner scoop & A-list paydays now
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‘Backrooms’ Casting Director on Kane Parsons’ Letter to Chiwetel Ejiofor
Wittney Horton reveals the advice she gave to the first-time helmer on how to land two Oscar nominees
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TV in 3: Duffers Nab North Road Exec, Mindy Kaling’s ‘NSFW’ Seeks a Lifeline
Plus, USA Network and Fox Entertainment Studios combine indie forces on a new drama series
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Sell, Stream or Die: Ellison’s Brutal Cable Choices as Bonta Closes in
Insiders on which Paramount/WBD brands have the most value and the players emerging to ‘milk them until the end’
Series Business’ Elaine Low, Lesley Goldberg and Manori Ravindran report on the TV industry’s big names and bigger shifts — tracking the deals and decisions redefining a market.